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Theme From Shaft

Isaac Hayes
Bass Tab
4.6(21)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Song: Theme From Shaft

Artist: Isaac Hayes

Tabbed by: K.C. (kc@kcsrealm.com)

Tuning: Standard

Intro:

let ring (Play 5 Times)

G|--------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------------|
D|*-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|------------*|
A|*-8=====|(8)====|-8=====|(8)====|-7=====|(7)====|-7=====|(7)====5-7--*|
E|--------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-0=====|(0)====------|
G|--------|-------|-------|-------|-------|---------|
D|--------|-------|-------|-------|-------|---------|
A|--8=====|(8)====|-8=====|(8)====|-7=====|-7=====--|
E|--------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-0=====--|

Bridge:

(Play 15 times)

G|-------------------------------------|
D|*------5--------5-------5-----------*|
A|*--5h7------5h7-----5h7-------------*|
E|------------------------------3------|

Verse:

(Play 7 times)

G|------5-------5-----5-------------4-------4-----4-------4----|
D|*---7------7==----7------7==----5------5==----5------5==----*|
A|*-8-----8==-----8-----8==---8-7-----7==-----7-----7==-------*|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge (x5)

Outro:

(Play 2 times)

G|---------------|---------------|---------|---------|
D|---------------|---------------|-Rest----|-Rest---*|
A|-88888-88888-8-|-88888-88888-8-|---------|--------*|
E|---------------|---------------|---------|---------|

(fade out)

G|-------|------|-------|------|-------|------|--------|------|---------|
D|-------|-Rest-|-------|-Rest-|-------|-Rest-|--------|------|---------|
A|-8-----|------|-7-----|------|-8-----|------|-7----7-|----7-|-8=======|
E|-------|------|-------|------|-------|------|--------|------|---------|

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